Intent Analyzer

An advanced system for deeply understanding user intent by going beyond surface-level requests to discover underlying goals, unstated constraints, and true needs.

Overview

Intent Analyzer represents a sophisticated approach to understanding what users really want. Rather than taking requests at face value, it employs cognitive science principles to examine underlying intent, identify implicit assumptions, recognize unstated constraints, and help users articulate their true goals clearly.

This skill draws inspiration from coherent extrapolated volition in AI alignment theory—determining what someone would want if they "knew more, thought faster, and were more the person they wished they were." Applied practically, this means understanding not just what the user explicitly requested, but what they would have requested with complete knowledge of possibilities, perfect clarity about their goals, and full awareness of relevant constraints.

When to Use This Skill

Apply Intent Analyzer when:

• User requests are ambiguous or could be interpreted multiple ways
• Deeper understanding of goals would significantly improve response quality
• The stated request might be a proxy for an unstated underlying need
• Critical information appears to be missing or assumed
• Multiple reasonable interpretations exist and choosing wrong would waste effort
• Helping users clarify complex or poorly-defined problems